The Modern Lovers is the debut studio album by American rock band the Modern Lovers. It was released on Beserkley Records in 1976. The original tracks had been recorded in 1972. Six of the original tracks were produced by John Cale.
History's pegged Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers as proto-punk, but it's only been with the benefit of hindsight that his music has found a place at all.
Building upon the foundation of Pink Flag, Wire flushed in a little more synth and keyboards to the mix while maintaining the short punk blasts they were known for.
In the late 1970's Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. The turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B-52's, R.E.M. and Art-Rock luminaries, Pylon.